After a year-and-a-half of being equipped with the potential life-saving Naloxone, LaSalle police have yet to use it.
Officers were provided with the kit, along with training in September 2017.
LaSalle Police Senior Constable Terry Seguin says LaSalle decided to take the proactive measure because of the opioid crisis.
"The initial spirit was for the health and safety of the officers but it was quickly adopted that if we have the opportunity to save a life, no matter who, we will take that, so we have been supplied with the Naloxone," says Seguin.
Naloxone interrupts the effects of an opioid overdose, therefore giving the person time to get medical attention.
He says police come in contact with people doing drugs in the course of their job and, in some cases, drugs like fentanyl can be lethal in extremely small quantities, even just by touching a single grain of Fentanyl.
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Officers in LaSalle are carrying the Naloxone nasal spray version, no needles are involved.
Even though the Naloxone hasn't been used it by police in LaSalle, Seguin believes there is still a need for it because opioid overdoses aren't disappearing.
He also says there is training on a yearly basis.
"We certainly don't want to see any loss of life but we certainly are better prepared by having this tool in our repertoire for each and every officer," says Seguin.
Police departments can voluntarily decide whether or not to equip frontline officers with Naloxone, but Windsor Police Chief Al Frederick says it's not happening in the city despite calls to let city officers carry the kits.